The man never feels the want of what it never occurs to him to ask for.

Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.

Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it.

The ultimate foundation of honor is the conviction that moral character is unalterable: a single bad action implies that future actions of the same kind will, under similar circumstances, also be bad.

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

I am often surprised by the cleverness, and now and again by the stupidity, of my dog; and I have similar experiences with mankind.

Always to see the general in the particular is the very foundation of genius.